Match Report
42 points for Auxerre (11th), 30 for Saint-Étienne (17th): a 12-point gap. Saint-Étienne's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.41/1.5 for Auxerre and 1.15/2.26 for Saint-Étienne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
Auxerre had not won in 7 games.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Auxerre, 5 draws and 2 for Saint-Étienne, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in Auxerre staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,541. M. Bollengier officiated: 92 games logged, averaging 1.5 yellow cards each. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Auxerre: Hamed Junior Traorè (27') · Saint-Étienne: Lucas Stassin (45')